23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 23rd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army originally formed on June 26, 1812. The 23rd saw action in 14 battles during the War of 1812. In 1815 it was combined into what is at present the 2nd Infantry Regiment.
The modern 23rd Infantry regiment was formed during the American Civil War; the regiment saw action in American wars up to the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War. It included a battalion of volunteers made up of active and reserve French military personnel who had been sent to the Korean Peninsula as part of the United Nations force fighting in the Korean War.
Read more about 23rd Infantry Regiment (United States): Re-designation of 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Lineage, Campaign Participation Credit, Decorations
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“We had an inspection today of the brigade. The Twenty-third was pronounced the crack regiment in appearance, ... [but] I could see only six to ten in a company of the old men. They all smiled as I rode by. But as I passed away I couldn’t help dropping a few natural tears. I felt as I did when I saw them mustered in at Camp Chase.”
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